Specialist business support for social enterprises, cooperatives and community businesses across West Yorkshire
Business for Good, West Yorkshire
Free specialist support to help you start or grow an organisation that will help make communities in West Yorkshire into better places to live and work.
Whether you’re an existing social enterprise, co-operative or other community business, or someone with a great ‘business for good’ idea we can help you with coaching, training, information and funding.
Or if you’re someone who offers business advise, or works within the public sector and would like to understand more about Alternative Business Models, you can make get uptospeed with the full range of alternative business models with our specialist training.
Find out more and get started below.
This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
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Choose the right help for you
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I’m starting up
Get in touch with a specialist Enterprise coach that’s local to you and find out about free workshops that can help you turn your great idea into a viable business.
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I’m growing or have a problem
Talk to a specialist Enterprise coach about taking the next step for your business or tackling the issues you’re facing and find out about our growth and resilience grants and support programme.
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I’d like to know more…
Find out about the different models and options, pros and cons, grants and funding so that you can pass on the very best information and advice.
What is an Alternative Business?
Alternative Businesses are those invest in local communities, give something back, and find fairer, more ethical and greener ways to do things. They have aims that are about more than just making a profit and tend to be something other than a limited company or charity. These are ‘alternative businesses’ and may be called a social enterprise, co-operative or community business.
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Why work with us – who we are?
Business for Good, West Yorkshire is a partnership of local, specialist and national organisations who working together to make it easier to get the support you need and increase awareness of different ways of doing business.
Latest News
Call for Marketing Support: Help Promote Business for Good West Yorkshire 2025/6
BfGWY 2025/6 - TSL Kirklees, on behalf of the partners involved in Business for Good, West Yorkshire programme, is looking for an individual/organisation to provide marketing support to the project from May 2025 to 31st March 2026. Our marketing aims are to Raise...
BfGWY 2025/6 – Evaluator needed for our extended programme
TSL Kirklees, on behalf of the partners involved in the Business for Good, West Yorkshire (BfGWY) programme, is looking for an individual/organisation to support further evaluation activity of this pilot programme. We are keen to understand the wider impacts of the...
Supporting Alternative Businesses to Thrive!
The Growth & Resilience Programme—a cornerstone of Business for Good West Yorkshire—has helped co-operatives, social enterprises, and community businesses build confidence, strengthen resilience, and connect with others. Running from May to October 2024, this...